For You I hope you cry, my former friend, I hope you shake and weep I hope soft sobbing wracks your frame And keeps you from your sleep For what you stole, no tore, from me I find I can't replace A shining trust I gave to you Left shattered in your wake For me, you said you would be there For me you would be strong Imagine my distraught on learning You had done me wrong You lied to me, and like a fool I swallowed all your bait 'Twas you who taught me what was cruel; From you I learned to hate You took from me an innocence I know you can't abide You lost yours long ago, although You've managed to survive You see it now as weakness, You saw me as your prey. For all I know you planned it so Down to this very day. You laugh at me, it's in your eyes, You puzzle at my pain - For in your warped and twisted view, My loss, supposèd gain. For this alone I hate you And like all else you touch, My hatred's a corrupted thing; Corrupted - by my love. You stole from me my innocence, You took away my trust, But one thing, one! you could not steal: I had to give you love. My love's light shines but weakly now Yet keeps my hate at bay. The wounds inflicted on my soul Will soon have healed away. The scars are there for good, of course; Life's not without its costs And I often wonder if I should Forget all that I've lost. But I know I can't erase you From my memories Anymore than you could wipe Your own slate clean of me. I wonder if you cry, my friend. I wonder: do you weep? For I know soft sobbing wracks my frame And keeps me from my sleep. By Title By Chronology By Category
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